a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
as a child; when one was a child
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)